Consumer Complaint Detail

FORD / RANGER / 1996

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 002195887 Incident Date: Jun, 05 2002
Consumer's City: SCOTTSDALE Consumer's State: AZ
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Ford Motor Company
Model Name: RANGER Model Year: 1996
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Fuel system, other:delivery:hoses, lines/piping, and fittings
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1FTCR10U1TP Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 12 2003 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Oct, 06 1997
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Fuel tank cracked and was leaking fuel into a parking lot. phoenix temp was 106 that day. smelled and saw gas running on the ground. towed it to a repair shop. removed tank and found cracks that look like stress fractures behind the mounting brackets. it was also leaking at the top outlet of the tank where the gasket had dried out and cracked. contacted ford both the dealer and manufacture, their commit was it is out of warranty.